On Drinking

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed "dirty old man," Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments as well as some of his most joyful and inspired. In On Drinking , Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer's most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff--a topic that allowed Bukowski to explore some of life's most pressing questions. Through drink, Bukowski is able to be alone, to be with people, to be a poet, a lover, and a friend--though often at great cost. As Bukowski writes in a poem simply titled "Drinking,": "for me/it was or/is/a manner of/dying/with boots on/and gun/smoking and a/symphony music background." On Drinking is a powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bukowski
• Assisted by: Abel Debritto (Editor)
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780062857934
• ISBN: 978-0-06-285793-4
• No. of pages: 257
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, Anthologies: general, SELF-HELP: Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Diaries & Journals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, Anthologies